It’s that time again - le NAME, the festival I love to love. Le Name Festival takes place in the north of France and is an electronic music and multimedia showcase, organised by Art Point M and funded by Conseil General Departement du Nord. I went last year and even though I ventured by myself and not being able to speak any French, managed to have a fucking fantastic time.

The events are well attended by local people - by day, there’s art installations and events all over the city and then by night, the festival blossoms into a well curated rave party with stunning visuals and an enviable line up that makes you wonder why our own countries don’t see dance music as a cultural commodity.

This year’s programme takes place from Thursday 18th September - Saturday 11th October, with day events sprawled across Lille and Dunkerque, including photography, film, performance, video, multimedia exhibitions, graphic art, planetarium, music technology masterclasses and roundtable philosophy discussions.

The DJ & VJ line up, as always, is pretty mega. Check it. This year’s programming casts a quite wider net than previous years, pulling in artists from Brooklyn, Barcelona, London, Germany, France, etc.

DUBFIRE - ELLEN ALLIEN - LOCO DICE - CARL CRAIG - TIEFSCHWARZ - RADIO SLAVE - DANTON EEPROM!!! (CHK CHK CHK) LIVE - DAVIDE SQUILLACE - CHLOÉ LIVE - MARTIN BUTTRICH LIVE

and

SHIT ROBOT - NIC FANCIULLI - ANJA SCHNEIDER - SEBO K - MARCIN CZUBALA LIVE - IT’S A FINE LINE FEAT. IVAN SMAGGHE VS. TIM PARIS - GAISER LIVE - AMBIVALENT LIVE - EFDEMIN - PANTHA DU PRINCE LIVE - SASCHA FUNKE - ZANDER VT - PHAGE & DANIEL DREIER - REMOTE - D’JULZ - QUIET VILLAGE - MARCUS VECTOR VS. PIPO VITCH - SIERRA_SAM & MARCUS VECTOR LIVE - APM001 - MATTHUS RAMAN - UFO - DEEPRAKER - CESZKI - PUSSYSELEKTOR - BUBBLE - TOM & N’TRONOT - LO - OSEL - TRANSPHORMETIC & YESYESNONO - FANNY BOUYAGUI - PROPAGANDA - JESS - SWAY WAYS - VIDEO JACK - RIRIPATAFIX - VESTA - CINETRONICS - LAUNISCH

///PROGRAMME FOR N.A.M.E. FESTIVAL 2008 - EDITION n° 4///

INAUGURATION 18 Septembre à 21H00 // TRIPOSTAL GRATUIT
Roulement de tambour, lever de rideau. C’est parti ! Une bonne occasion de discuter autour d’un verre (ou deux) de la programmation, de découvrir l’expo PEACE ou écouter le Dj set de Lesser Panda. Derniers réglages obligatoires avant de se mettre en mode fiesta durant neuf jours.

VERSION NUIT

LILLE 2 WEEK ENDS / 4 nuits au TRIPOSTAL les 19, 20, 26 & 27 Septembre 2008
Tarifs : 13/15 € en pré-vente - 17/19 € sur place
Points de vente : DIGITICK & TICKETNET + LE TRIPOSTAL, LILLE DU 30.08 AU 07.09
ATTENTION : PLACES LIMITEES

DUNKERQUE 1 nuit au KURSAAL le 11 Octobre 2008
Tarifs : 7/9 € en pré-vente - 11/13 € sur place
Points de vente : DIGITICK & TICKETNET
ATTENTION : PLACES LIMITEES

19th SEPTEMBER 2008
Salle 1 :
22H00 - 00H00 : MATTHUS RAMAN dj set
00H00 - 01H00 : MARTIN BUTTRICH live
01H00 - 03H00 : CARL CRAIG dj set
03H00 - 06H00 : LOCO DICE dj set / Special set 3H
Vj’s : PROPAGANDA - JESS

Salle 2 :
22H00 - 00H00 : OSEL dj set
00H00 - 06H00 : IT’S A FINE LINE FEAT. IVAN SMAGGHE VS. TIM PARIS dj set / Special set 6H
Vj’s : TRANSPHORMETIC & YESYESNONO vj’s set

LE TRIPOSTAL, LILLE

20th SEPTEMBER 2008
Salle 1 :
22H00 - 23H30 : UFO dj set
23H30 - 01H15 : NIC FANCUILLI dj set
01H15 - 04H15 : DUBFIRE dj set / Special set 3H
04H15 - 06H00 : D’JULZ dj set
Vj’s : FANNY BOUYAGUI - PROPAGANDA - JESS

Salle 2 :
22H00 - 00H00 : BUBBLE dj set
00H00 - 02H00 : MARCUS VECTOR VS. PIPO VITCH dj set
02H00 - 03H00 : PANTHA DU PRINCE live
03H00 - 05H00 : EFDEMIN dj set
05H00 - 06H00 : SIERRA_SAM & MARCUS VECTOR live
Vj : SWAY WAYS

LE TRIPOSTAL, LILLE

26th SEPTEMBER 2008

Salle 1 :
22H00 - 23H30 : PUSSYSELEKTOR dj set
23H30 - 01H15 : SHIT ROBOT dj set
01H15 - 02H15 : CHLOÉ live
02H15 - 04H15 : TIEFSCHWARZ dj set
04H15 - 06H00 : PHAGE & DANIEL DREIER dj’s set
Vj’s : RIRIPATAFIX - VESTA

Salle 2 :
22H00 - 00H00 : DEEPRAKER dj set
00H00 - 01H00 : QUIET VILLAGE live
01H00 - 03H00 : SEBO K dj set
03H00 - 04H00 : MARCIN CZUBALA live
04H00 - 06H00 : ANJA SCHNEIDER dj set
Vj’s : CINETRONICS - VIDEO JACK

LE TRIPOSTAL, LILLE

27th SEPTEMBER 2008
Salle 1 :
22H00 - 00H00 : CZESKI dj set
00H00 - 01H00 : !!! (CHK CHK CHK) live
01H00 - 03H00 : RADIO SLAVE dj set
03H00 - 04H00 : DANTON EEPROM live
04H00 - 06H00 : APM001 dj’s & vj set
Vj’s : RIRIPATAFIX - VESTA

Salle 2 :
22H00 - 00H00 : TOM & N’TRONOT dj’s set
00H00 - 02H00 : REMOTE dj set
02H00 - 03H00 : AMBIVALENT live
03H00 - 04H00 : GAISER live
04H00 - 06H00 : DAVIDE SQUILLACE dj set
Vj’s : CINETRONICS - VIDEO JACK

LE TRIPOSTAL, LILLE

11TH OCTOBER 2008
22H00 - 23H30 : LO dj set
23H30 - 01H00 : ZANDER VT dj’s set
01H00 - 02H30 : SASCHA FUNKE dj set
02H30 - 04H30 : ELLEN ALLIEN dj set
04H30 - 06H00 : APM001 dj’s & vj set
Vj’s : LAUNISCH - FANNY BOUYAGUI

KURSAAL / DUNKERQUE

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If you’re anywhere near AIX, FRANCE, make sure you check out THE MYTHIC OPEN AIR RAGER!!!! 28 JUNE, 2008

PARA ONE, MSTRKRFT, THE BLOODY BEETROOTS, THE TOXIC AVENGER, VICARIOUS BLISS, LES PETITS PILOUS, ER2, STRIP STEVE and PIKA!!!!!!!! + VIDEO BY BORN TO FILM AND LOADS MORE!!!!!